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MINERS LAMP.

APPLIOATLON FILED saw. 1a, 1908.

Patented June 15, 1909.

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ALFRED BRILE, OF ENOAMPMENT, WYOMING.

MINERS LAMP.

Application filed September 16, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED Baron, a citizen of the United States,residing at Encampment, in the county of Carbon and State of Nyoming,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Miners liamps, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in miners lamps and consists ofthe novel features of construction and the combination and arrangementof parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to simplify and improve the constructionand operation of devices of this character and thereby render the sameless expensive, more durable and more eflicient.

The above and other objects of the invention are attained in itspreferred embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figures 1 and 2 are front and side elevations of the improved lampshowing a sup porting member arranged thereon; Fig. 3 is a verticallongitudinal section taken on the plane indicated by the line 33 in Fig.1 Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on the plane indicated by theline 4 4 in Fig. 3; Figs. 5 and 6 are plan and side views of the rotarystarting device; Fig. 7 is a detail view of the screw plug which formsthe bottom of the body; and Fig. 8 is a plan view of the top of thebody.

The improved lamp comprises an upright tubular body 1 preferably ofcylindrical form and having an upper supply chamber 2 and a lower wickchamber 3. Said chambers are separated by a horizontal partition 4containing a centrally arranged opening 5 which affords communicationbetween the chambers. A fine mesh woven wire screen 6 is arranged uponthe top of the )artition 1 over said opening 5 to prevent sdlid matterand coarse particles in the grease, tallow, or the like in the supplychamber from passing into the wick chamber.

The wick chamber 3 has an enlarged lower portion 7 formed preferably bybrazing or otherwise securing an enlarged tubular section 8 to the lowerend of the cylindrical body 1 and the bottom of said chamber is formedby a screw plug 9 which is engaged with screw threads 10 formed on theinterior of the lower portion of the enlarged tubular Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1909.

Serial No. 453,309.

section 8. By providing said enlarged portion or section 8 it will beseen that the wick W will have more space within the chamber 3 and willbe less liable to obstruct the opening 5 and that the screw threads 10for the bottom 9 may be made coarser and more substantial formed at itslower end with a radially projecting flat faced flange 11 by means ofwhich it may be readily rotated. The wick N has its outer end extendingthrough an upwardly and outwardly projecting wick tube 12 and incommunication with the upper portion of the chamber 3.

13 denotes a starting cup or pan which may be rotatably mounted in anysuitable manner upon the lower portion of the body so that when the wickand oil placed therein is ignited it will heat and melt the grease ortallow in the chamber 3 and the lower portion of the chamber 2. Asshown, said starting or warming cup consists of a longitudinally curvedor arc-shaped receptacle to receive a wick and some oil, arranged uponone side of a supporting ring 14 which is adapted to be interposedbetween the flange 11 of the screw plug or bottom 9 and the lower edgeof the enlarged section 8 of the body 1. This arrangement permits thecup 13 to be rotated when the bottom 9 is loosened so that the oil andwick receptacle may be brought opposite any point upon the body 1 andwhen said bottom 9 is screwed up and tightened the latter willeffectively clamp said cup. By making the cup 13 rotatable with respectto the body or more particularly to the wick tube 12 it will be seenthat said cup may be turned away from beneath the wick tube when it isdesired to warm up and liquefy the contents of the chamber 3 and therewill be no danger of burning the wick After the contents of the chamber3 have been liquefied the cup 13 may be rotated so that it will bedisposed beneath the wick tube 12 and the flame from the burningcontents of said cup will then ignite the wick W.

The grease, tallow, oil or the like to be burned in the lamp isintroduced into the chamber 2 through its open top which is closed by aflanged cap or cover 15. The latter is formed with an air vent opening16 adapted to be controlled by a cover plate 17 pivoted at 18 on theouter face of the cover or top 15 and connected by a short chain 19 tothe body 1. Said chain is of sufficient Said bottom or plug 9 1s lengthto permit the cover or top to be removed from the body but effectivelyprevents it from being misplaced or lost.

The body 1, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is provided with a supportingmember consisting of a sleeve within which the body is slidably arrangedand which carries a handle 21, a spur 22 and a hook 28.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. A miners lamp comprising a tubular body having a fuel chamber and awick tube,

' a removable bottom for the body, and a rotatable warming or startingcup independent of the bottom and arranged between the latter and thebody whereby it will be clamped in an adjusted position between the bodyand its bottom.

2. f1 miners lamp comprising a tubular body having a fuel chamber and awick tube projecting from one side of the same, a flanged screw plugforming the bottom of said body and a warming or starting cup consistingof a wick and oil receptacle and a ring, the latter being arrangedbetween the bottom and the flange upon said screw plug or bottom.

3. A miners lamp comprising an upright cylindrical tubular body, ahorizontal partition arranged adjacent to the bottom of the body toseparate it into an upper supply chamber and a lower wick chamber, saidpartition having an aperture forming communication between saidchambers, a screen arranged. over said aperture in the partition, a wicktube projecting from the lower portion of the body and in communicationwith the wick chamber, an enlarged tubular section secured to the lowerend of the body, said section being internally threaded and forming anenlarged portion in the lower part of the wick chamber and a screw plugengaged with the threads in said section and forming a bottom for thewick chamber.

4. A miners lamp comprising an upright cylindrical tubular body, ahorizontal partition arranged adjacent to the bottom of the body toseparate it into an upper supply chamber and a lower wick chamber, saidpartition having an aperture forming communication between saidchambers, a screen arranged over said aperture in the partition, a wicktube projecting from the lower portion of the body and in communicationwith the wick chamber, a removable bottom for the body, a removable topfor the body and formed with an air vent opening, a pivoted controllingplate for said opening and a chain between said plate and the body.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

ALFRED BRILE.

Witnesses HOME A. FRANCE, E. A. .DURANT.

